Post Your German Shepherds!

Mike,

Glad you got home safe and sound! Hope he enjoyed the trip home!

give him a week or to and im sure he will be bouncing around


My whippit saluki age 2 is perfectly heathly, but once she gets in the car her nose runs like a tap drip drip drip!

Asked the vets many times, but as long as the fluid is clear while its fine

Hope the family enjoy the new addition too

This was the last GSD I had, Duke he passed away in 2000 very suddenly after playing in the garden he had a massive heart attack. He was a very nervous dog and easily spooked but he was adorable.
His best friend Buster was the retriever cross they were inseparable, both dogs were the same age, we got them a week apart so they grew up together.

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Lovely looking dogs Saphire, particularly love the shot of the two of them lying down on the carpet.

Thanks Mike, they were wonderful dogs, they always had me laughing with there antics, they were very obedient and lovable companions. I still miss both of them.

I love this thread. Thank you all for posting.

Sarge getting a bath, he loves the hose.

Good shot Chris. Zeus will attack the water until he can't stand any longer. Isis runs the other way when she sees anything wet coming her way.

Jon.

Some of you guys asked me to report back when our rescue pup had been X rayed. Results are as I feared, both hips are bad with the right one so bad it is virtually dislocated. They reckon that he is about 10 months old and by the time he is 3 he will be a cripple. The X rays are being sent to a specialist to see, and I quote, "if anything can be done." Just have to wait for an appointment with the specialist and see what he says. He is a lovely lovely dog and we will back him all the way.

Well that sucks Mike. Keep us posted on the developments. I was really hoping it would be something that was easier to deal with.

Jon.

Well, I agree with Jon. That sucks. But I still wouldn't give up hope. When our vet saw the x-rays for our first shepard, he thought that the thigh bone was so square and the hip so shallow that he shouldn't even be able to walk. With the drugs and exercise, he lived a normal life and never had a problem. I hope everything works out.

BV1DMKIIn wrote in post #8129556
Here are two shots of my Marky. His name was to be just Mark. He never outgrew the Y of Marky. He's a baby and brat all rolled into one. He's now 10.

For the first time since Feb-98, my home is not graced by the presence of a German Shepherd. My little man above was put to sleep Friday afternoon. Last Saturday he was very weak. We had to leave him with the vet for the weekend, and he came home Monday. He had blood in his abdomen. Something, likely a tumor, was bleeding. He was somewhat himself Monday-Wednesday, but by Thursday I could tell he was weaker and hassling more. I had wondered all week how much more time I had and if the Friday follow-up would be the end. I woke up at 4:00am Friday, and I could tell he was much worse than Thursday. As feared, the follow-up appointment ended up being our final time with him. I feel like I have been slapped in the face, and I am still stuck in a stupor.

It seems like every spot in the house was his spot. I stepped over him every time I got up and walked somewhere. And I couldn't keep my hands off of him. I'll never forget his glaring look when I'd wake him up when I would step over him. I'd bend down and kiss on him, and he'd just melt. He was the sweetest thing and a brat all rolled into one. Of the four GSDs I have had since '98, none had the personality that he did.

Gorgeous looking 'rascal', I feel very sorry for you. I remember only too well the pain of parting so you have my best wishes.

BV1DMKIIn wrote in post #8426905
For the first time since Feb-98, my home is not graced by the presence of a German Shepherd. My little man above was put to sleep Friday afternoon. Last Saturday he was very weak. We had to leave him with the vet for the weekend, and he came home Monday. He had blood in his abdomen. Something, likely a tumor, was bleeding. He was somewhat himself Monday-Wednesday, but by Thursday I could tell he was weaker and hassling more. I had wondered all week how much more time I had and if the Friday follow-up would be the end. I woke up at 4:00am Friday, and I could tell he was much worse than Thursday. As feared, the follow-up appointment ended up being our final time with him. I feel like I have been slapped in the face, and I am still stuck in a stupor.

It seems like every spot in the house was his spot. I stepped over him every time I got up and walked somewhere. And I couldn't keep my hands off of him. I'll never forget his glaring look when I'd wake him up when I would step over him. I'd bend down and kiss on him, and he'd just melt. He was the sweetest thing and a brat all rolled into one. Of the four GSDs I have had since '98, none had the personality that he did.

Sorry for the loss. I know it can be a gut wrencher.

Jon.

Thanks guys.

Mike, my boy had realy bad hips. For the last 4-5 years, 60 then progressing to 100% of the time he ran fast, he hopped with his rear legs together. Walking and trotting looked normal. For the last year or so, when he'd walk by, I could hear his hips popping. But he was in good spirits and never cried. He could be a big baby at times. I really think had he been in pain, we'd known it. We saw signs so long ago that the hips were bad, but he made it this long, and it was not his hips that were his downfall.

I had been monitoring this thread about your puppy. I hope he can enjoy the good life with you for a very long time.

Do mixes count? This is Baron at 8 weeks...